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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “Mint is the Borg of herbs” (208) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

2. What does Darius report is his psychiatrist’s saying about depression?
(a) It is chronic and unending.
(b) It is his own fault.
(c) It is anger turned outwards.
(d) It is anger turned inwards.

3. What cause of death is given for Sohrab’s father?
(a) Bludgeoned.
(b) Hanged.
(c) Stabbed.
(d) Shot.

4. With which of the following does Darius bribe Laleh as the Bahramis approach the Towers of Silence?
(a) Pashmak.
(b) Faludeh.
(c) Lavoshak.
(d) Qottab.

5. The phrase “Persians are even more meticulous than Hobbits” (87) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What size shoe does Darius wear?

2. How long does Darius report having been flying to get from Oregon to Iran?

3. To which of the following songs does Darius listen alongside Fariba?

4. Which of the following is among the sites recommended by the second Iranian customs officer Darius encounters?

5. How old is Darius’s cousin Nazgol?

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